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Articles From 2014 In February

Sat Feb 28 2014

Why It Doesn't Pay to 'Follow the Leader' - Jeremy Quittner
21.3 Million Reasons You Need To Beef Up Your Cybersecurity - Will Yakowicz
3 Leadership Lessons From <em>Dallas Buyer's Club</em> - Jill Krasny
Economic Growth Slowed in 2013, But Small Businesses Don't Seem Bothered - Jeremy Quittner
Aviv Grill, Miso Media: How One Google-Backed Startup Went From a 'Shark Tank' Pitch to Running Out of Money - Chris Beier
How the Oscar-Nominated Movies Can Make You a Better Boss - Carrie Kerpen
This 3-Minute Video Explains Why You Can't Stop Procrastinating - Laura Montini
Why It Pays to Reduce Your Employees' Workload - Will Yakowicz
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: What It's Like to Be a Female Founder in Tech - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Put Down Your Phone to Find Opportunities - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Be Ready to Find Inspiration Anywhere - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Make Your Story Unique to Compete - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Keep Your Branding Simple - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Test Everything ... Then Test It Again - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: You Can't Do It Alone - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: It's Good and Bad When You Are Your Brand - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: A Day in the Life of a Tech Entrepreneur - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: How to Cope With What You Can't Control - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: There's Never Enough Time - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Unpredictability Is the Name of the Game - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Life as an Entrepreneur Without an Office - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Have the Right Attitude Toward Mistakes - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: Hustling to Become a Household Name - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek: 'I'm Building My Own Dream' - Malachi Leopold
Cheek'd Founder Lori Cheek on 'Shark Tank' - Malachi Leopold
You Can't Stop a Polar Vortex, But You Can Be Ready for the Next One - Michael Alter
Startups Saw More Seed Funding Deals in 2013 (Infographic) - Laura Montini
When 700,000 Bitcoins Vanish, You Can Expect New Regulation - Will Yakowicz
Science Fiction Beneath the Sea: SeaOrbiter and Its Crowdfunded Discoveries - Liz Welch
11 Things the Military Teaches You About Leadership - Alison Griswold
5 Reasons You Should Speak Up (Even When You Think You Shouldn't) - Kevin Daum
Editor's Letter: Made to Be Great (Not just Big) in the U.S.A. - Eric Schurenberg
10 Tips for Navigating Trade Shows - Peter Gasca
The Frequent-Flyer Secrets from a Business Traveler With Wanderlust - Paul Metselaar
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The History of Delivery Innovation - Jill Krasny
5 Smart Lessons From Seth Rogen's Senate Speech - Bill Murphy Jr.
Dear App Developers, IBM Wants Your Ideas for Watson - Abigail Tracy
Amazon Sets Its Sights on Music Streaming - Jill Krasny
How to Convince a Big Brand to Partner With You - Christina DesMarais
Not Born With It? You Can Still Become A Great Leader - Peter Economy
9 Tips for Hiring Great People - Bill Murphy Jr.
How to Recover From an Epic Fail - Geoffrey James
You're Not Going to Believe What Interns Get Paid Now - Adam Vaccaro
4 Things You Need to Know, February 28 - Lindsay Blakely
Why Building a Successful Company (Usually) Doesn't Happen Overnight - Chris Heivly
Leadership Skills: Demonstrate Trust to Build Commitment - Kristine Kern

Fri Feb 27 2014

Supreme Court Rulings Could Squelch Power of Patent Trolls - Jeremy Quittner
3 Super-Sized Challenges Food Startups Face - Jill Krasny
Eliminate Managers? CEOs Who've Tried It Explain Why It Works - Laura Montini
How Tesla's Gigafactory Will Supercharge Solar Startups - Issie Lapowsky
TheSkimm Shows How a Little Attitude and Audience Can Draw Big Funding in New Media - Jill Krasny
The Truth Behind Billion-Dollar Exits: They're for the 1% - Kimberly Weisul
9 Marketing Tricks to Steal From the Oscar Nominees - Erik Sherman
How To Be A Better Leader By Rewiring Your Brain - Will Yakowicz
Oh, Come On--Some Recruiters Now Want SAT Scores - Adam Vaccaro
Don't Let a Scathing Email Like This Derail Your Business - Suzanne Lucas
3 Questions That Will Motivate Your Employees - Laura Garnett
6 Signs You Are A Tech Newbie - John Brandon
Why You Need to Develop 'Informal Leaders' Among Employees - Ilan Mochari
Should You Leave Your Job? 8 Signs It's Time - Geoffrey James
Your Open Floor Plan Is Making Everybody Sick (Literally) - Adam Vaccaro
Why We're Excited to Be a 2-Woman VC Team - Jessica Stillman
There Are No Guarantees on the Path to Success - Tom Searcy
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: Pay Close Attention to User Feedback - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: Surprise and Delight Your Customers - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: Recruiting Employees Who Can Rise to a Challenge - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: How to Identify a Future Success - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: Looking for Companies That Solve Real Problems - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: What's the Best Time to Get VC Funding? - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: The Worst Part of Starting a Business - Scott Gerber
Without Their Permission: Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Wants You to Adapt - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: Piracy Is a Service Problem - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: Adapt or Become Extinct - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: Find a Way to Humanize Your Brand - Scott Gerber
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian: You Are an Expert in Your Domain - Scott Gerber
If Your Customers Outgrow Your Business, Help Them Move On - Janine Popick
31 Things All Leaders Need to Know About Themselves - Les McKeown
Why WhatsApp's Founder Hates Being Called An Entrepreneur - Alyson Shontell
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Win Large Customers - Steve Cody
Why Kicking it Old-School Could Kill Your Business - Dino Signore
5 Ways CEOs Should Lead After Merger or Sale - Brent Earles
10 Habits of Remarkably Giving People - Jeff Haden
Arizona Governor Vetoes 'Turn Away the Gays' Bill - Will Yakowicz
How to Hire Outstanding Employees: Lessons From Google - Erik Sherman
Mobile Games: Played By Many, Paid For By Few - Abigail Tracy
Square Moves Beyond Mobile Payments - Jill Krasny
How Playing Tetris Can Make You Healthier - Kimberly Weisul
Clarizen Founder Avinoam Nowogrodski: How to Motivate Your Managers - Tim Rice
4 Marketing Tips From the Iconic 'Got Milk?' Campaign - Issie Lapowsky
The Model That <i>Really</i> Makes Money - Craig Wortmann
Try Fixing the Problem Before Replacing It - The Build Network staff
6 Things You Need to Know, February 27 - Lindsay Blakely
How to Innovate Like a Startup - Simon Sinek
What CrossFit Can Teach You About Leadership - Burt Helm

Thu Feb 26 2014

The Future of Tech, According to Mark Cuban - Laura Montini
New Move to Expand Small-Business Government Contracts, Theoretically at Least - Diana Ransom
This Easy Move Cuts Costs and Wins Customers - Bill Murphy Jr.
What the MtGox Collapse Means for Regulating Bitcoin - Jeremy Quittner
Wolfram Language: How This New Programming Language Might Transform Business - Doug Cantor
3 Public Speaking Challenges--and How to Conquer Them - Sims Wyeth
The Trouble With Employees Who Don't Use Vacation Days - Adam Vaccaro
How to Use Social Media During a Crisis - Abigail Tracy
Electronic Arts Founder's Startup Targets EdTech Trend - Issie Lapowsky
1 Word That Kills Your Credibility - Eric Holtzclaw
What Google Looks Like Without Link Data - Aaron Aders
When Incentives Are <i>Too</i> Enticing - Adam Vaccaro
10 Crazy Bootstrapping Stories - Christina DesMarais
Not Getting All You Want From Employees? Take These 2 Steps - Drew Greenblatt
Productivity Losing Steam? How to Get Your Focus Back - Jessica Stillman
The Small Business Optimism Index (Infographic) - Laura Montini
Critical Social Media Mistakes to Avoid - Kevin Daum
Speak on Stage Without a Podium and Ace Your Presentation - Kimberly Weisul
How Small Businesses Can Avoid Getting Sued by Employees - Suzanne Lucas
Genuine. Inspiring. Why Business Is Just Like Friendship - Austin Allison
11 Powerful Quotes to Inspire Your Team to Embrace Change - Dave Kerpen
Be Prepared to Up Your Cybersecurity Budget - Will Yakowicz
HireVue Founder Mark Newman: Get Creative to Recruit Millennials - Tim Rice
How to Be Honest Enough to Avoid an IRS Audit - Gene Marks
How Great Sales People Hear What Customers Don't Say - Vanessa Merit Nornberg
How to Write a Winning Proposal - Geoffrey James
2U's $100 Million IPO Validates Online Education Industry - Abigail Tracy
Digital Education, Yes. MOOCs? Let's Think it Through. - Rita Gunther McGrath
23andMe Ticked Off FDA Regulators. How Smart Health-Care Startups Win Them Over - Kimberly Weisul
How To Keep Your Startup Alive Through Its First 3 Years - Alexa von Tobel
How to Bring Your Company's Values to Life - Lee Colan
The Secret to Unlocking Your Most Inspired Work? Learning to Play - The Build Network staff
The Build 100 List of Sustained-Growth Companies
The DNA of Sustained-Growth Companies Unveiled: Build 100 - Scott Leibs
4 Ways to Tell If Your Company Is Too Big to Manage - Samuel Bacharach
7 Things You Need to Know, February 26 - Lindsay Blakely
How to Do Business With WhatsApp - Lydia Belanger
Advertising Must Entertain: 7 Attributes of Ads That Get Clicked - Mitch Joel

Wed Feb 25 2014

For Jawbone Creative Lead Yves Behar, Good Design Centers on the Customer - Laura Montini
Successful Crowdfunding Requires a Little Elbow Grease - Norm Brodsky
Unpacking What the Netflix Deals With Comcast, AT&T and Verizon Really Mean for Net Neutrality - Jeremy Quittner
Why You Haven't Heard of Sean Parker's Latest Project - Issie Lapowsky
Why Healthy Small Businesses Could See Health Insurance Costs Soar - Kimberly Weisul
Startups Building Toys for Your Wish List: BRD Motorcycles, Eleven Ravens, U-Turn Audio - Adam Baer
4 Priorities for the Head Marketer at a Startup - Jon Miller
3 Ways to Make Conference Calls Less Annoying - Ilan Mochari
Case Study: Startup Lessons From a Dorm-Room Startup - Peter Cohan
'It Gets Messy,' Commerce Secretary Tells Young Girls - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Introverts' 6 Biggest Management Challenges - John Brandon
3 Rules for Making Change Stick at Your Company - Adam Vaccaro
How To Tell If a Startup Is Ready for Investment
Buckyballs vs. The United States of America - Burt Helm
How to Avoid a Social Media Disaster - Erik Sherman
Hire a Winning Employee: 5 Tips - Minda Zetlin
Same-Day Delivery Startups: Instacart for Groceries, Zookal for Books, PostMates for Food - Jill Krasny
[DISNEY INSTITUTE] How Great Leaders Multiply Themselves - Jeff James
[DISNEY INSTITUTE] Become a Top Networker: 4 Ways Anyone Can Build Bonds Faster - Christine Comaford
[DISNEY INSTITUTE] Becoming a Social Business Executive Sponsor in 5 Steps - Vala Afshar
Why Morning Is Not the Best Time to Drink Coffee - Jessica Stillman
The Incredibly Dull, Yet Powerful Secret to Scalability - Les McKeown
Kickstarter As Product Testing Platform: Using Crowdfunding to Gauge Demand - Mark Dwight
5 Rules From the Silicon Valley Sales Bible - Matt Cooper
5 Things You Must Do to Keep Your Best People - Peter Economy
Hate Small Talk? One Approach Anyone Can Use - Jeff Haden
Netflix Drone 2 Home is Way More Fun Than Amazon's Version - Kimberly Weisul
Why You Shouldn't Worry About Amazon Reading Your Mind - Jill Krasny
Why Slow Growth Is Smart Growth: MOM's Organic Market - Anni Layne Rodgers
Using Custom Data to Compete with Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz: Atlas Travel - Ilan Mochari
How Open-Book Management Saved CPO Commerce: Transparency at Work - Adam Vaccaro
People Are Coming Around to Mobile Payments - Abigail Tracy
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Goes Politicking in Silicon Valley - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Made In the USA: How Cinda B Stays Lean and Efficient by Manufacturing at Home - Jennifer Alsever
How Factoring Can Turn Your Receivables into Financing - Ami Kassar
Clarizen Founder Avinoam Nowogrodski: Zen and the Art of Decision-Making
Why You Should Care More About Google Fiber - Issie Lapowsky
Young Businesses, Not Small Businesses, Create Jobs - Will Yakowicz
Don't Discount the Impact of Online Reviews - Abigail Tracy
7 Signs a Colleague Is a Jerk - Geoffrey James
5 Crucial Lessons for Building Your Business - Alexa von Tobel
Slow and Steady Sustained Growth Predicts Lasting Business Success - Scott Leibs
Preserve Culture During Rapid Growth and Expansion: Open Systems Technologies - Ilan Mochari
Don't Let Ignorance Masquerade as Initiative - Howard Tullman
Best Advice I Ever Got: Chuck Cohn - Young Entrepreneur Council
6 Things You Need to Know Today: February 25, 2014 - Lindsay Blakely
If You Can Grow Here, You Can Grow Anywhere - Anni Layne Rodgers

Tue Feb 24 2014

What More Than 630 Startups Have Taught Paul Graham | LAUNCH Festival San Francisco - Laura Montini
Arizona Businesses React to Legislation That Could Support Discrimination - Jeremy Quittner
Productivity Boost: Want to Get More Done? Try This Unlikely Technique - Tim Rice
Uber Founder Travis Kalanick on Having Fun in the CEO Role - Laura Montini
Audacious Ideas in Healthcare: The Quest to Prevent Death - Adam Vaccaro
Even in $19 Billion Deals, Money Isn't Everything - Ilan Mochari
Mark Zuckerberg on WhatsApp, the NSA, and Bringing Internet to the World - Issie Lapowsky
9 Ways to Be Less Annoying on LinkedIn - Bill Murphy Jr.
5 Opportunities You're Probably Missing on LinkedIn - Kevin Daum
Check Out Facebook's New New York City Office - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
How BooKoo Bounce Does Beaucoup Business - Jill Krasny
How to Grow Without Losing What Makes You Great - Leigh Buchanan
How Kimpton Hotels Scaled Its Culture - Leigh Buchanan
How 1-800-GOT-JUNK Scaled Its Business Model - Leigh Buchanan
How to Scale a Retail Business - Leigh Buchanan
Can an Incubator Breathe New Life Into a Big Company? - Ilan Mochari
Can Roaming Executives Really Lead? - Adam Vaccaro
How to Make Your Brainstorming Sessions Instantly More Effective - Jessica Stillman
4 Ways to Keep the Team Happy - Janine Popick
The Emotional Price Every Leader Pays - Jeff Haden
Small Businesses Use Neuroscience Tools to Find Optimal Employees - Jeremy Quittner
5 African Tech Startups to Watch - Jill Krasny
How to Go From Bootstrapped to Funded - Marla Tabaka
How to Keep Customers Coming Back - Srikumar Rao
What Rising Business Values Mean for Your Company - Curtis Kroeker
HireVue Founder Mark Newman: Make a Splash With Your Early Hires
7 Questions for Shutterstock's Jon Oringer - Issie Lapowsky
10 Startups Worth More Than $3 Billion...Each (Infographic) - Laura Montini
The Best Places to Live and Work - Abigail Tracy
3 Business Basics to Review Constantly - Erik Sherman
How to Design Your Sales Strategy With Engineering Precision - Anni Layne Rodgers
How Kaggle Uses the Crowd to Solve Your Big Data Problems - Darren Dahl
How to Use Twitter to Get New Customers - Geoffrey James
Yes, Old-School Marketing Can Be as Effective as Social Media - Laura Montini
3 Reasons You Will Work for Your Dad - Gene Marks
Ask Better Questions: The Secret to Driving Collaborative Innovation - Leigh Buchanan
6 Things You Need to Know, February 24 - Lindsay Blakely
4 Steps to Launching a Data-Driven Startup - Chris Heivly
The 1 Time Saver That Makes My Hectic Entrepreneur Schedule Possible - Dave Kerpen
4 Reasons Why Student Entrepreneurs Are Primed for Success - Dave Lerner

Mon Feb 23 2014

How Nfrastructure Achieved Sustained Growth By Acting Bigger - Anni Layne Rodgers
How to Drive Team Alignment Through Open-Book Management - Anni Layne Rodgers
Is TiVo the WhatsApp of TV? Why Comcast Needs an Innovative Startup - Ed Zitron

Sun Feb 22 2014

How to Motivate and Strengthen Your Workforce Amid Industry Retrenchment - Anni Layne Rodgers
How to Vet Rep Firms: Forging Partnerships Built to Last - Gary Kunkle
How Tender Greens Recruited Entrepreneurial Chefs with Organic Growth Goals - Jennifer Alsever
Recruiting for Upside Potential: Hiring for Top-Notch Performance - Lou Adler
Build The Right Product Rep Relationships - Gary Kunkle
Street Smarts: The Advantages of Military Entrepreneurs - Norm Brodsky

Sat Feb 21 2014

7 Business Lessons From the Sochi Olympics - Michael Fertik
Paul Graham Will No Longer Lead Y Combinator - Alyson Shontell
Entrepreneur Barbie Is a Hit for Mattel, a Miss for Women Business Owners - Carrie Kerpen
Leadership Lessons From Microsoft's Satya Nadella - Will Yakowicz
How This Health Company Woos Employees With In-Office Life Coaches - Suzanne Lucas
Using Data to Pick the Optimal Name for Your Startup - Tomasz Tunguz
Samba Enters the Hot Video-Messaging Market
Tech Support: 6 Quick Fixes to Boost Your Productivity - John Brandon
The Happiest States in America
The Unlikely Founders Behind WhatsApp's Rise - Barbara Ortutay
3 Strategies to Win the War for Talent - Patricia Fletcher
3 Key Steps to Building a Powerful Personal Brand - Kevin Daum
Military Entrepreneurs Pursue a Greater Calling with Bigger Challenges - Norm Brodsky
5 Things Elite Customer Service Teams Never Do - Jordy Leiser
2014 May Be the Year of the Hedge Fund Startup - Will Yakowicz
5 Common Startup Mistakes That Will Sink You Later - Eric Holtzclaw
When the CEO Quits: How and When to Leave the Company You Founded - Bo Burlingham
Branding: Why What Your Employees Think Matters - Erik Sherman
3 Hot Startup Opportunities in Health Care - Christina DesMarais
11 Body Positions and Gestures That Can Improve Your Performance - Jeff Haden
What's Wrong With a Little Perfectionism? - Ilan Mochari
Business Success: 8 Things You Need to Know - Geoffrey James
5 Things You Need to Know, February 21 - Lindsay Blakely

Fri Feb 20 2014

Why the Civil Unrest in Ukraine Matters to Small Business - Yuriy Boykiv
President Obama Moves to Revamp NAFTA to Help Ease Business - Diana Ransom
Living and Selling With Social Media - Geoffrey James
Improve Your Networking Game With a 'People Plan' - Will Yakowicz
White House Lays Out Patent Reform Agenda - Jeremy Quittner
5 Steps That Will Uncover Your Dream Job - Laura Garnett
Your Big Creative Breakthrough Will Come In Your 30s - Adam Vaccaro
Shazam Proves That Patience Pays Off - Jill Krasny
When It Comes to VC Dollars, West Coast Still Dominates (Infographic) - Laura Montini
The Mircomanager's Guide to Delegation: How to Manage Trust - Scott Leibs
How to Delegate Power: A Micromanager's Guide to Trust - Scott Leibs
Social Media Is Making You Stupid - Jessica Stillman
How to Be Smarter Than Your Investors: Continuous Customer Discovery
5 Productivity Myths Debunked (Infographic) - Issie Lapowsky
3 Ways to Get Your Projects Done Faster and Better - Janine Popick
How Executives Waste the Most Time: Crisis Management, Pep Talks, Networking - Scott Leibs
California Senate Bill Could Be a Blow to EdTech Businesses - Will Yakowicz
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Create a Business That Solves a Problem - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Secrets of a Successful Marketplace - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Use Data to Drive Smart Decisions - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Make The Right Initial Hires - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Develop a Growth Hacker Mentality - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Learn to Mix Product and Marketing - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Building For Sustainability, Not Exit - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Which Tech Companies Will Succeed? - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Say Yes to Silicon Alley - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer: Finding Success After 10 Failed Businesses - Scott Gerber
Shutterstock's Jon Oringer: Success Lessons from a Marketplace Master - Scott Gerber
Now Anyone Can Publish Content on LinkedIn. Here's How - Jeff Haden
Facebook's Acquisitions, by the Numbers - Jill Krasny
'My Son Wants to Prove Himself' - Meg Cadoux Hirshberg
Basecamp or Bust: Why 37signals Decided to Focus on Just One Product - Jason Fried
The Key to Making Better Decisions? Self-Editing - Les McKeown
Sales Tips: 7 Things to Do After You Give a Big Pitch - Minda Zetlin
The Best Management Books That Aren't About Management - Dane Stangler
Silicon Valley Salaries Hit the Roof - Jill Krasny
Decision Making: 4 Ways to Sharpen Your Skills - Erik Sherman
HireVue Founder Mark Newman: 3 Key Traits of Great Startup Hires
How to Read Any Business Book In an Hour or Less - Tom Searcy
Should You Sell Your Business? 7 Things to Consider - Entrepreneurs' Organization
Minimally Viable? No, Your Beta Test Must Be Lovable - Anni Layne Rodgers
How the Internet Has (Nearly) Killed Brand Loyalty - Geoffrey James
Best Advice I Ever Got: Nicolas Gremion - Young Entrepreneur Council
6 Things You Need to Know, February 20 - Lindsay Blakely
How to Spur Team Alignment: A Guide to Organizational Health - Kristine Kern

Thu Feb 19 2014

What Facebook's $19 Billion WhatsApp Acquisition Means - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
The White House Moves to Ease Exports for Small Businesses - Diana Ransom
Behold, the Superdesk - Christine Lagorio-Chafkin